高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题68.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题68

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（68）及答案

阅读理解

Ilookinthemirror,andI'mnothappywithwhatIsee．Idon'thavea"perfect"face．IlookinthemagazinesandallIseearegirlswithfairhair,blueeyes,and,ofcourse,a-prettylittlenose．They'reontheoutsideofthebusesthatItakehome,thetelevisionprogramsIwatch,andthebillboardsIwalkunder．AlmosteveryadvertisementIseeshowsthishumanphysical"perfection"．Thesebillboardsnotonlytellmewhattodrink,butalsohowtolook．

Oursocietytendstoplacemoreimportanceonaperson'sphysicalbeauty,ratherthantheirability,honestyandcharacter．Wehaveinfluencedwomentogothroughpainfulsurgeriesandstarvethemselvestobecomethissocietyconstructedphysicalmodel．Tobeabeautifulwomaninthe21stcenturydoesn'tmeanthatyouareabrilliantdoctororcaringmother．Itmeansyouhavetheperfectjawstructure,eyesandlips．Itmeansthatyoucanbesixfeettallandweighonehundredandtenpounds．

Butwhataboutthewomenwhoarestartingtoleavetheiryouth?

Insteadoflookingatagingasasignofwisdom,weattempttopreventtheagingprocess．It'sakindoffunnythingtowanttolookeighteenwhenfifty．Fiftyisarelaxedage,whereyoucanstepbackandlookatallyou'veachieved．Itiswhenyourhardworkpaysoff．Unfortunately,oursocietyjustseesyouas"old"．Tostoptheagingprocess,womenbuywrinklecreams,doeyeliftsandfacelifts．Theyspendthousandsofdollarstowinthehopelessbattleagainstage．

IrememberwhenIwasaboutthirteenyearsoldandgoingthroughteens,Ihadoilyhair,andahalfdevelopedbody．IhatedthewayIlooked．Iusedtocrytomymotherallthetime,butshewouldjustlaughandtellmethat"youdon’twantanyonetolikeyourappearance．It'syourheartthatmatters,becausebeautyfades．”Iknewthatshewasright．Ifyouworkonyourheartenough,peoplewillstarttoseethebeautyinyou,whichlastsandremainsonevenafteryoudie．

44．Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______．

A．theauthordoesn'thaveaperfectface

B．womenhavetolookbeautiful

C．photosofbeautifulgirlscanbeseeneverywhere

D．therearetoomanybeautiesindailylife

45．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsbeing"old"?

A．It'sapitythatpeoplehavetogetold．

B．It'safruitfulandwisetime．

C．It'sstupidtotrytostayyoung．

D．It'sapitythatsocietylooksdownupontheold．

46．Itis_____thatregard（s）thephysicalbeautyasmoreimportant．

A．womenthemselvesB．theauthor'sparents

C．newspapersandmagazinesD．society

47．What'stheauthor'sopinionaboutbeauty?

A．Theauthordoesn'tlikethebeautiesoursocietyvalues．

B．Itisnotimportantwhetherapersonlooksbeautifulornot．

C．Itisaperson'sinnerqualitiesthatmatterratherthanthephysicalbeauty．

D．Theauthorfeelsappearanceisimportanttoaperson．

Itseemslikeeverydaythere'ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Nowthere'sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee'sgoodforourhealth"theresultshavereallybeenmixed"，admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently."There'sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere'salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell".

Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy."Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，hesaid.Here'swhathemeansby"modestly":

thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudywhentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdiseaseinjuries,accidentsandinfections.

Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn'tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.

【文章大意】本文是一篇科学调查报告。

文章通过科学调查研究了喝咖啡与疾病的关系。

63.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof_______.

A.teaB.beerC.coffeeD.wine

64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400，000Americanstocollectdate.

B.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman'sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.

C.About400,000AmericansworkedforFreedman'steamfor13years.

D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkwffee.

【答案】B

【解析】根据文章中的Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400，000Americansages50to70participatinginthestudy.可知B正确。

A错在没有morethan；C错在忽视了定语从句thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsaday……;D项与文章内容不符。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

65.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists________.

A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealth

B.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffee

C.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffee

D.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus

【答案】D

【解析】根据文章最后一段中的evenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.可知D正确。

【考点定位】考查推理判断。

66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.TheMagicalEffectsofCoffee

B.NealFreedmanandHisResearch

C.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?

D.ACupofCoffeeADayMakesDiseasesAway

【答案】C

【解析】根据文章的整体内容及最后一段可知C正确。

【考点定位】考查文章的标题。

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Paris,Jan11—Anarmoredcarrobberylastnightendedinawildgunbattlethatlefttwomendeadandonehostageseriouslywounded．

Thedramabeganwhenanarmoredcarcarryingthecontentsofsafedepositboxestoabankwasstruckbyalargetruck,policesaid．

Thebankguardswerehelplesswhentherobbersjumpedoutofthetruckandtiedthemup．Thethievesusedheavytoolsandexplosivestobreakopenthearmoredcar．

Apassingpolicecarturnedtoinvestigatetheaccidentasthemenwereremovingthecontentsofthearmoredcar．Policesaidthethreerobbersfledonfootacrossanearbyhighway．

Stoppingaprivatecardrivenbyateenagergirl,thethreeheadedforcentralPariswiththepolicecarinhotpursuit．

AplainclothespolicemansawthecarasitrandownthroughthestreetoftheLatinQuarter．Thepolicemantriedtostopthecar,butthethievesstartedshootingathim,witnesssaid．

Thegirlhostagetriedtoslipaway．Justasshewascrawlingawayfromthecar,shewashitbyabullet．PolicesaidshewasoutofdangeratCentralHospital．

Thegunmengaveupthecarandgotintoashop,pouringfireonmorethan50policemenwhohadsurroundedthebuilding．Afterawildgun-battle,policebrokeintotheroom．Theyonlyfoundtwoofthegunmen,bothseriouslywounded．Thethirdthiefwasbelievedtohaveescapedwithover$1．3millionincashandjewels．

48．Thepassageisabout_______．

A．agun-battlebetweenthepolicemenandthegovernmentsoldiers

B．abankrobberyinParis

C．agroupofgunmen'srobbinganarmoredcarinthestreet

D．howateenagedgirlgotseriouslywounded

49．Thethievescame______andthey______．

A．inapolicecar;stolethearmoredcar

B．inatruck;brokeopenthearmoredcar

C．inanarmoredtruck;drovethemoneycaraway

D．inanarmoredcar;openedthearmoredcarwithheavytools

50．Thethreerobbersfledonfootacrossanearbyhighwaybecause______．

A．apassingpolicecarfoundthem

B．theexplosivesweretoostrong

C．thecontainsofthearmoredcarweretooheavy

D．thetruckbrokedown

51．Aplainclothespolicemanis______．

A．notapolicemanbutasolider

B．notapolicemanbutagunman

C．apolicemanbuthecan'tuseguns

D．apolicemanbuthedoesn'twearauniform

阅读理解

WildelephantsthatdestroycropsanddamagetreesareaseriousprobleminmanypartsofAfrica．Buttherecouldbeasimpleandrelativelysafewaytostopthemintheirtracks,byemployingthetalentsofthetinyAfricanhoneybees．

ThenumberofelephantsinKenyahasrisenoverthepasttenyears,withsomedisastrousresults．Notonlydothesehugeanimalsattacklocalfarms,buttheystepsomeonetodeathanaverageofonceeverytwoweeks．Nowabiologisthasdiscoveredapossiblethreat:

theelephantsareextremelyawareoftreesthathousehoneybeehives．

"Iampuzzledwhynobodyhasthoughtofthisbefore,"saysFritzVolirathattheUniversityofOxford．"Whenanelephantknocksabeehiveherunsandthebeeswillfollowhimformiles．"Hesaysthatplacinghivesofthehoneybeesaroundlocalfarmsandfragilehabitatscouldbeaneffectivewaytothreatentheanimals．

Volirathput30unoccupiedand6occupiedbeehivesinsomeofthetreesgrowingonabushfrequentlydamagedbyelephantsonLaikipiaPlateauinKenya．Onaveragetheelephantsattacked9outof10treesthatdidn'thavehives,severelydamagingaquarter．Buttheysteeredclearofallsixtreeswithoccupiedhives．Theelephantsalsoleftaloneone-thirdofthetreeswithemptyhives,suggestingthatsomehadlearntnottotaketherisk．

Thebeesthreatenelephantsbystingingvulnerable（易受伤）areassuchastheeyes,belly,behindtheearsandunderthetrunk．Peoplecouldbeatriskfromthebees,admitsVolirath,butthatmaybeoutweighedbytheriskofbei